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As part of the Home Office’s ongoing Summer Webinar series, we would like to invite you to a Martyn’s Law webinar arranged for the LIVE network. You should receive a calendar invite shortly, but this email contains useful information and links for you to explore ahead of time. If your organisation is a membership organisation, please feel free to cascade this invitation to your members!
Date: Thursday 16 July 2026
Time: 11:00am – 12:00pm
Agenda
Background
The Act received Royal Assent on 3 April 2025, and it is expected that the implementation period will be at least 24 months from this date, enabling those responsible for premises and events to have sufficient time to understand their new obligations, and to plan and prepare accordingly. This also allows time for the new regulator function of the Security Industry Authority (SIA) to be established. Whilst there is no legal requirement to comply with the legislation until it comes into force, those that fall into scope may wish to begin considering what they need to do before commencement.
The Home Office published statutory guidance on 15 April 2026, which will assist those responsible for premises or events in scope to understand the requirements set out in the legislation and prepare for commencement. As stated in the guidance, the government’s intent is that those responsible for premises and events in scope can comply with the Act without needing to buy specialist services in respect of compliance. The Home Office and the SIA do not endorse any third-party products offered by the private sector in respect of compliance with this legislation.
The SIA, who will regulate Martyn’s Law, is developing its guidance, under section 12 of the Act, which explains how it plans to carry out its role as the regulator. At this event, the SIA will talk more about its planned approach to regulation and how organisations in scope can start to prepare to comply.
Helpful materials
The Home Office is committed to supporting those responsible to prepare, and will build on materials already available on Protect UK to raise awareness. This includes:
We recommend exploring the above materials ahead of the webinar to aid in your understanding of the Act.
If you would like to attend but aren’t able to make it, please do let me know! We understand this is a busy time for festivals and events. Likewise, please do get in touch if you have any questions.
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